Assistant Headteacher - Achievement - Full-time

New Line Learning Academy, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-6912-644L
• Posted:20/02/2026
• Pay:Leadership Scale L12–L16, £67,898-£75,049
• Start Date:September 2026
• App Close Date:06/03/2026 at 10:00
• Interviews:Wednesday 11th March 2026

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Lead Achievement. Secure Excellence. Shape Futures.

New Line Learning Academy is proud to be at the heart of our community. Built on honesty, trust, integrity and hard work, we are a school where students are proud to attend and staff are proud to work.

Our ethos Believe and Achieve underpins everything we do. We are ambitious for every child, unapologetically inclusive, and relentless in our drive to provide an exceptional experience for all.

Following a period of significant strategic development and growth, we are seeking an exceptional leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as Assistant Headteacher - Achievement.

This is a pivotal leadership role in a school with a clear improvement trajectory and growing student numbers. It offers the opportunity to shape whole-school culture and deliver measurable impact.

Why This Role Matters

Under the updated Ofsted framework, Achievement is recognised as a distinct judgement area, reflecting the importance of strong outcomes for all pupils.

At New Line Learning Academy, our curriculum is ambitious, carefully sequenced and rooted in high expectations. We are investing heavily in professional development, curriculum precision and consistent implementation.

The Assistant Headteacher for Achievement will play a central role in ensuring that this ambition translates into measurable impact across all year groups and pupil groups.

About the Role

Working alongside the Deputy Headteacher you will lead the strategic development and operational implementation of achievement across the academy, ensuring:

• Strong and sustained academic outcomes at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.
• High expectations and challenge for all learners.
• Effective assessment systems that inform teaching and accelerate progress.
• Closing of gaps between pupil groups through high-quality teaching and targeted support.
• Clear accountability structures that empower middle leaders.
• Raising standards strategies that are precise, coherent and impactful.

This role is about securing excellence, not through pressure, but through clarity, consistency and collective efficacy.

Our Context

We proudly serve communities within the top 10% most deprived nationally. We see this not as a barrier, but as our moral purpose and motivation.

We are a growing school, with Year 7 intake rising and long-term projections exceeding 1,000 students on roll. We are strengthening our systems, refining curriculum delivery and building a culture where academic pride is visible in every classroom.

This is an exciting time to join us.

What We Offer

• A united and ambitious Senior Leadership Team.
• Clear strategic direction through our Self-Evaluation & Development Plan.
• Strong professional development and leadership pathways.
• A supportive trust partnership.
• The opportunity to shape academic excellence in a growing school.

If you are a values-led leader ready to drive meaningful and measurable impact, we would welcome your application.

Visits & Application

We strongly encourage prospective candidates to visit the school prior to application.

To apply, please complete an application on our online application portal. Your application statement should include:

• Your impact in improving achievement.
• Evidence of measurable outcomes.
• How your leadership aligns with our Believe & Achieve ethos.

Information about the school

New Line Learning Academy is a good school in the heart of Loose, Maidstone with over 900 pupils aged 11 to 16. New Line Learning are committed to the delivering the highest standard of education for the young people in our care. In return, we expect our pupils to be committed to their studies and strive to achieve their goals.

The ethos is clear; believe and achieve.

New Line Learning aims for all of its pupils to be well-motivated and self-aware learners, who can conduct themselves appropriately in a range of situations. Aiming to create an ethos and an environment in which pupils feel safe and in which they can learn to interact respectfully, sensibly and maturely with others. We want our pupils to develop into responsible citizens, playing an active part in the school, local and wider communities.

At Future Schools Trust, we are committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those who are differently abled, neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, and from different religious or belief backgrounds. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that individuals bring and believe they make our organisation stronger. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we are happy to support you.

What's In It For You? A vibrant and exciting place to work A friendly and supportive environment An excellent CPD programme, with opportunities for action research and nationally accredited qualifications The support of a Trust that currently encompasses two Secondary Schools and one Primary School. Alongside Tiger Cubs, our term time only Day Nursery, for children aged 3 months to 4 years, with great benefits to education staff. A well-resourced department with schemes of work and resources available. An opportunity to join various schemes such as the Benenden corporate healthcare scheme

Only applications submitted by the school application process will be considered, we are unable to accept CVs.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Future Schools Trust HR Recruitment Team
• Address:Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QL
• Telephone: 01622 743 286
• Email: recruitment@newlinelearning.com

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Candidate Pack
• Ofsted Report
• Prospectus